Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-07
A POOR QUAKER'S son.
JOHNS HOPKINS AND THE MONEY
WHICH HE LEFT.
Earliest Manifestations of His Wonder
ful Business Capacity-How He Started
In Life-The University Which He


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deals in all the perpleNitieS and antiquities of
language and figures which the average
man knows nothing about, as well as the
usual features Of college work.
And Vet the man who left $500, 900 to
found this institution knew nothing of Latin
or Greek OF higher mathematics. The edu-
cation Of his life was the art of money get
ting and money keeping. He was poor
Quaker's son living III Anne Arundel county
His uncle was well to do merchant in BaIti-
more, and he became clerk in this unCle'S
store. 1t became necessary fu- the uncle 10
make a trip TO Ohio. Before going he took
the clerk aside and said to him:
Il am going on this long journey, and thee
is bet a youth. Now, want thee to put an
old head on Young shoulders: and as thee has
been faithful TO my interests since thee has
been with me, am going 10 leave everything
in thy hands Here are checks which have
signed my name to; there are upwards OF
five hundred Of them. Thee will deposit the
money as is received, and aS thee wants
money thee will ill up the checks which
leave with thee Buy the goods and do the
best thee can"
These injUurtionS We're so well carried out
that when the uncle returned he found his
business Hise't 'n'reastd anu a iarSe sum OF
Pion'S 70 MS 'i'''' III ,'le paiih' several
years ai'er"ard he started the Young clerk IN
business for himself, giving him the benefit
"i ms c,e''i'. me result was tiiat JOINS mop
NILS uin caPi'ai pusihes> irohh the start and
was enabled in a short time 10 buy out his
uncle. After that everything he touched
oi'usn' III ",o"'S' 1"''eS ,iaA'ns pecaihe
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p, 'ne e,en' P'.eiue'' Vi ,.e na''iii'ore
an" Cn!' an o"u' h'' 'en MI hophnis
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'ne poAiu u :, ,us'S nc iousn' IN, majority
i'n 'iso' 'n'' "''ii',' aii''uii'ed 10 'lh-
oi tiie uii|eistys lounuer carried OUT, Out
'ne 't ",.n 'He e'e'a. n,io' seiiieh' oi
'he Peope vi 'ai'iii'he' lefsiS'eu III It's course
ii'u 'o,ias 'le ulii' eis't, oui'iiiiss cover
parts ot .niee slu.es near 'he center Oh the
ctS- wien 'oaii "aire'' uiei' ioui years
ago. he WIS SILL dS Dllltf Ill OPPOSITION